Faculty Contact Information:
Faculty Contact Information: J. Alexander Boeringa,Ph.D.,ABPP
Phone: Education center
e mail:Aboer108@yahoo.com
or UMUC mail: ABOERING@FACULTY.ED.UMUC.EDU
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Consultation:
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Consultations: 30 minutes before class or by appointment
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Required Texts and Readings:
Corey, G. (1996). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. (5th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Egan, G. (1998). The Skilled Helper. (6th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
The accompanying Student Manuals for both texts are also required.
Additional materials will be provided by the Instructor.
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Supplementary Readings:
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All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the http://www.umuc.edu/library/" UMUC online library. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
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Recommended Journals:
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A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed on the Counseling Webboard at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/graduate/webboards/">http://www.ed.umuc.edu/graduate/webboards/
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Course Description:
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In this course several of the major approaches to counseling will be examined using a multicultural approach. Pragmatic interviewing approaches based on their major theoretical concepts will be analyzed. The theories studied include Psychoanalytic, Jungian, Adlerian, Existential, Person-Centered, Gestalt, Behavior, Family Systems, and Cognitive-Behavior approaches. Students will become familiar with on-line library search techniques and APA documentation styles.
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Course Goals:
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This course is designed to enable students to become familiar with both the art and the science of counseling. It will assist students in continuing the process of integrating personal style and philosophy into an effective counseling approach.
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Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Understand the personal and professional characteristics of effective counselors.
2. Know ethical standards and appreciate the complexity of ethical issues in the field of counseling.
3. Understand the therapeutic applications related to a variety of personality, learning, systems and eclectic/integrative theories in counseling and psychology, including multi-cultural counseling theory.
4. Integrate and synthesize across various therapeutic models as they are applied to the complexities of actual individuals, couples, families, and systems.
5. Understand and apply the several core counselor attributes that contribute to successful helping relationships, including values, observation, listening and communication skills, and empathy.
6. Understand and apply Egan's model in effectively helping the client define their present situation, conceptualize and commit to a preferred situation, and develop, implement and evaluate actions leading to valued outcomes.
7. Appreciate the importance of intentional personal growth through a commitment to continuing self-awareness activities.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92%
B 80 – 91%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog. Hard copies of the catalog are available in your local Education Center.
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Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society. In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
Participate in classroom discussions 15%
Complete the exercises in the Corey Student
Manual relevant to each assigned chapter 25%
Orally/visually presented prepared material 20%
Complete one or more written examination(s) 40%
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Description of Course Requirements:
Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. This requires you have read all of the assigned readings and be familiar with the material. I have tried to limit the readings to an average of about 100 pages per week. (For a Graduate class two to three hours of additional preparation for every hour of class is fairly standard.) Regular and prompt attendance is extremely important and any absences must be submitted in writing beforehand, and approved by the instructor; or in the case of an emergency absence, an official written excuse must be provided upon return to class. Final class grade may be reduced for failure to follow these requirements.
The Corey exercises for the weekend must be completed and handed in on Saturday morning. They will be reviewed and returned to you on Sunday. We will discuss the Egan Student Manual in class together and come to an agreement about how best to utilize it.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present assignments in a professional manner,this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. This also covers participation in role play situations in which the student is expected to demonstrate understanding and application of theoretical and practical material.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills required of all graduate students. In most cases it will also assist you in preparation for the comprehensive examination.
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Course Schedule:
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, and will be held on the following weekends at Lakenheath. Classes will begin at 0900.
31 Jan/1 February
14/15 February
28/29 February
13/14 March
Because of only having 4 weekends we cannot lose time so PLEASE READ THE ASSIGNED CHAPTERS PRIOR TO THE FIRST MORNING OF CLASS and have the Corey manual for those chapters completed.
First meeting:
Introductions, Review of syllabus, Orientation to subject
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
ASSIGNED READING: Corey Chapter 1 ; Egan Chapters 1 to 3
Second meeting:
ASSIGNED READING: Corey Chapter 2 and 3 ; Egan Chapters 4 and 5
Third meeting:
ASSIGNED READING: Corey Chapter 4 and 5 ; Egan Chapters 6 and 7
Fourth meeting:
ASSIGNED READING: Corey Chapter 6 and 7 ; Egan Chapters 8 to 10
Fifth meeting:
ASSIGNED READING: Corey Chapter 8 and 9 ; Egan Chapters 11 to 13
Sixth meeting:
ASSIGNED READING: Corey Chapter 10 and 11 ; Egan Chapters 14 and 15
Seventh meeting:
ASSIGNED READING: Corey Chapter 12 and 13 ; Egan Chapters 16 and 17
Eighth meeting:
ASSIGNED READING: Corey Chapter 14 ; Egan Chapters 18 to 21
Examination and Course evaluations
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Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center.
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Faculty Bio:
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Dr. Boeringa was born in Chicago, served two years in the Army, and received his BA from Hope College, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. He was an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston, and has also taught in part time adjunct faculty positions at several colleges and universities as he moved with the Veterans Administration. For the past 10 years he was the Chief of Psychology Service at the Houston VA Medical Center. He has extensive clinical, research, and applied experience in a broad variety of positions including those in Hospitals, Medical Schools, Private Practice, and Community Mental Health Clinics.
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